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 Driven: New Defender - On & Off Road. Is it a Pretender? |
pbhawkin
 9th Oct 2020 9:16pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 141 · Views: 45794 · Subject: Driven: New Defender - On & Off Road. Is it a Pretender? |
| What’s going on with the fog lights that appear to be alternating in being on and then off when he was driving through the muddy track? Does it have adaptive Corning lighting? |
| First Australia road test possibly |
pbhawkin
29th Aug 2020 6:37am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 21 · Views: 9445 · Subject: First Australia road test possibly |
| I have RSVP'ed (twice) to a test drive at the LR track near Lithgow. LR sent out the first invite and then 2 days later my dealer sent out the same one! That was Monday and then Wednesday last week an ... |
| 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
pbhawkin
9th Aug 2020 12:00pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 5259 · Views: 1743710 · Subject: 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
| If the new Defender can spend 3 weeks Outback touring (2013 D4 SDV6 HSE) with a family of 3 teens and two adults towing a camper in comfort without issues (apart from not being able to get 20inch tyr ... |
| 2020 Defender + Tow Bar + Bike Rack |
pbhawkin
7th Aug 2020 10:06am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 52 · Views: 41245 · Subject: 2020 Defender + Tow Bar + Bike Rack |
| Not sure what’s going on in the UK with all the stealing of spare tyres and tow hitches and covering up of number plates in pictures but none of these are an issue here in Oz. Zilch your a Pom livin ... |
| Rocky start for Land Rover’s new Defender |
pbhawkin
3rd Jul 2020 5:44am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 76 · Views: 22579 · Subject: Rocky start for Land Rover’s new Defender |
Potentially good news for JLR in China.
Well they (China) haven't given the world any good news this year so far  |
| 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
pbhawkin
9th Jun 2020 8:04am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 5259 · Views: 1743710 · Subject: 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
| YES, you hope that they tested it in 70 degree Celsius conditions as that is what Black road surfaces can get to here is Australia the USA and I assume parts of Africa. That coupled with a hot exhaust ... |
| Accessories |
pbhawkin
1st Jun 2020 11:49pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 88 · Views: 31809 · Subject: Accessories |
I hope the picture you posted J77 is NOT LR's effort at a 'Roo bar'!
We would call that a 'nudge bar' or 'shopping trolley (protection) bar'!!
Unfortunately the 'Roo (or Bull) bar' is designed to re ... |
| 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
pbhawkin
22nd May 2020 4:09am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 5259 · Views: 1743710 · Subject: 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
Not to my taste all over Black, but it is All in the eyes of the beholder.
Now can they make a VANTA Black version? |
| 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
pbhawkin
16th May 2020 7:49am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 5259 · Views: 1743710 · Subject: 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
Thankfully, as I refuse to turn off  my adblocker for these news/magazine sites, I don't have to read the drivel they put out as journalism, nor be bombarded by their 'targeted' advertisements ... |
| Matrix LED lights and fitting aftermarket driving lights |
pbhawkin
11th May 2020 4:03am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 11 · Views: 7167 · Subject: Matrix LED lights and fitting aftermarket driving lights |
My wife has a 2020 XC60 with them and I note that they are superb in lighting up the road.
I do note that they aren't perfect with their ability not to dazzle oncoming traffic. In particular when I ... |
| Matrix LED lights and fitting aftermarket driving lights |
pbhawkin
10th May 2020 10:06pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 11 · Views: 7167 · Subject: Matrix LED lights and fitting aftermarket driving lights |
Green Machine, I agree that a separate switch will be the easiest option from the sound of it!
J77, Did they say what caused the cracking? I assume it was temperature related. |
| Matrix LED lights and fitting aftermarket driving lights |
pbhawkin
10th May 2020 11:18am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 11 · Views: 7167 · Subject: Matrix LED lights and fitting aftermarket driving lights |
Hi all,
IF i wanted to fit driving lights (any type) to a car with Matrix LED headlights (as on the higher spec Defenders) how would that work? In Australia, where I live, the spotlights have to be w ... |
| 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
pbhawkin
31st Mar 2020 10:28am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 5259 · Views: 1743710 · Subject: 2020 Defender main discussion thread |
It also benefits from being able to use that extra ride height up to 80km/h, an improvement over previous Land Rover models fitted with airbag suspension.
From the above article.
I don't think I ha ... |
| Spotted in Namibia again... |
pbhawkin
9th Mar 2020 11:55am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 131 · Views: 47562 · Subject: Spotted in Namibia again... |
Seems a little rude to come in on someone else's thread, and take it off on a tangent
Yes, you are correct and I did go off on a tangent to what this thread is about, i'm sorry for that.
Last new ... |
| Spotted in Namibia again... |
pbhawkin
8th Mar 2020 4:12am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 131 · Views: 47562 · Subject: Spotted in Namibia again... |
| I get that some of the posters in here are disappointed (a lot) that the New Defender is not a lot like their memories of years ago when the last iteration of the Defender was being sold. But please s ... |
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